UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN ASSO… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1981

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KIRSTEN WALLACE

Phone

6512242880

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION, founded in 1981, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $1.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 29% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

COORDINATE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF MEMBER STATES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $323,747

OIL POLLUTION ACT PROJECT AND HAZARDOUS SPILLS - DATA COLLECTION, MAPPING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPILLRESPONSE PLANS AND PROTOCOLS; INCLUDING COMPLETION OF THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL SUB-AREA CONTINGENCY PLAN, UMR POOLS 25 AND 26 RESPONSE PLANS, AND THE ILLINOIS STATEWIDE INLAND SENSITIVITY ATLAS (ISA) UPDATES AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINNESOTA ISA UPDATE. THIS INCLUDES ASSISTING IN STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND FACILITATING PLAN REVIEW. DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS SUB-AREA, IN COORDINATION WITH USEPA REGIONS 5 AND 7. THIS INCLUDES HOSTING REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS TO IDENTIFY DRAFT RESPONSE STRATEGY SITES. RENEWED THE UMR SPILLS RESPONSE PLAN AND RESOURCE MANUAL. UPDATED USEPA REGION 5 GEODATABASE FOR LANDS MANAGED BY OHIO AND MARINAS LOCATED WITHIN MICHIGAN, IN SUPPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION. CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UMR HAZARDOUS SPILLS COORDINATION GROUP, INCLUDING IN HOSTING TWO SEMI-ANNUAL MEETINGS AND INITIATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN.

Program 2

Expenses: $183,926

WATER QUALITY - PREPARED IMPLEMENTATION OF A SHARED, INTERSTATE WATER QUALITY MONITORING STRATEGY TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025-2026 AT FIXED SITES ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, INCLUDING SCOPING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMERGING CONTAMINANTS PLAN. CONTINUED STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE STATES' INTERSTATE WATER QUALITY COMMITTEES. REPRESENTED UMRBA AT OTHER REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WATER QUALITY MEETINGS (5MEETINGS). PRODUCED ACOMPREHENSIVE WATER QUALITY PROGRAM REPORT. HOSTED ONE-OF-TWO WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION PRACTICES.

Program 3

Expenses: $182,658

ECOSYSTEM - COORDINATED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN ECOSYSTEM-RELATED PROGRAMS AND OTHER EFFORTS AND PROVIDED STAFF SERVICES FOR A FEDERAL/STATE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE. HOSTED SEVERAL INTERAGENCY MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE CALL MEETINGS. PROVIDEDEXTENSIVE WRITING AND REVIEW IN DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REPORTS AS WELL AS MEETING-RELATED SERVICES. FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES FOR WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING UPDATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL POOL MANAGEMENT-FOCUSED NESP ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 53 AND CLARIFYING ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES FOR EMPLOYING WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL. SUPPORTED EVALUATION OF THE UMRBA MEMBER STATES' CHARTER REGARDING OUT-OF-BASIN WATER DIVERSIONS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING SCENARIO PLANNING EXERCISES.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,083,449

Program Service Revenue $2,632

Investment Income $25,403

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,111,484

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $833,569

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $966,742

Other Expenses $338,310

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,171,879

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,111,484	$864,003	+0.3%
Expenses	$1,171,879	$948,238	+0.2%
Net Income	$-60,395	$-84,235	-0.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$142,209

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
GRANT WILSON	MN CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
WADE STRICKLAND	WI VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JASON TIDEMANN	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RICK POHLMAN	ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LOREN WOBIG	ILLINOIS ALTERNATE REPRESE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHAD CRAYCRAFT	ILLINOIS ALTERNATE REPRESE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVE GLOVER	ILLINOIS ALTERNATE REPRESE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOEL MARTIN	IOWA REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL HISCOCKS	IOWA REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAKE HANSEN	IOWA REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TIM HALL	IOWA REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEANNA TRIPLETT	IOWA REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MATT VITELLO	MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS KLENKLEN	MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS WIEBERG	MISSOURI PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LEVI WOODS	MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIN FANNING	MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DANA VANDERBOSCH	MINNESOTA 2ND ALTERNAT	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET WAGNER	MINNESOTA 2ND ALTERNAT	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK PHENOW	MINNESOTA 2ND ALTERNAT	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KIRSTEN WALLACE	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$142,209	$0	$142,209

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$1,111,484	$1,171,879	$775,556	$-60,395
2023	$864,003	$948,238	$809,841	$-84,235
2022	$797,339	$804,570	$867,892	$-7,231
2021	$638,027	$626,694	$880,637	$11,333
2020	$694,334	$686,776	$846,580	$7,558
2019	$633,442	$683,835	$825,033	$-50,393
2018	$591,817	$531,070	$877,939	$60,747

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION